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Study examined the type and distribution of occupational therapy (OT) activities provided during inpatient spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation and identified predictors (patient and injury characteristics) of the amount of time dedicated to OT treatment activities. Data were collected from 600 patients with traumatic SCI admitted to six rehabilitation ...

Study examined the nature and distribution of speech-language pathology (SLP) activities delivered during inpatient SCI rehabilitation and identified predictors (patient and injury characteristics) of the amount of time spent in specific SLP treatment activities. Data were collected from 600 patients with traumatic SCI admitted to six rehabilitation centers during ...

Study evaluated the efficacy of skin protection wheelchair seat cushions in preventing pressure ulcers in the elderly nursing home population. Participants were 232 nursing home residents, aged 65 and older, who used wheelchairs for 6 or more hours per day. All participants were provided with a fitted wheelchair and ...

Encompassing all of the diseases and disorders that may affect the proper functioning of the spinal cord or spinal nerves, this comprehensive volume provides a state of the art review of the principles of care and best practices for restoring function and quality of life to patients with spinal ...

This book provides quick answers for practitioners involved with diagnosing and treating common or more complex spinal cord injuries (SCI). Presented in a consistent 2-page, outline format for maximum clinical utility, the book is organized into three sections addressing more than one hundred various topics related to SCI. The ...

Study examined the extent to which the concept and domains of participation as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) are represented in general cancer-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments. Using the ICF linking rules, two coders independently extracted the meaningful concepts of ten ...

Study examined how bladder management is accomplished in patients with spinal cord injury and what factors influence the type of management used. Using data from the National Spinal Cord Injury Database from 1972 to 2005, the bladder management method was determined at discharge from rehabilitation and at 5-year intervals ...

Article reviews the literature on psychological functioning (with a focus on depression) and aging in people with spinal cord injury and those with multiple sclerosis. It includes a discussion of positive psychological concepts such as posttraumatic growth and benefit finding, which are particularly important given that most individuals achieve ...

Study examined the effect of bladder management method on medical complications (renal calculi or decubitus ulcers), number of hospital days, and psychosocial factors in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data for 24,762 patients with new traumatic SCI enrolled in the National SCI Database entire data set forms I ...

Study assessed depression rates and psychiatric comorbid conditions, mental health service use, and adequacy of depression treatment in depressed and non-depressed adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). Participants were 947 community-residing people with traumatic SCI recruited from the Project to Improve Symptoms and Mood after SCI (PRISMS). Outcome measures ...

Study examined the relationship of demographic and injury characteristics, self-rated health, physical functioning, and life satisfaction to the duration of marriage 1 to 15 years after spinal cord injury (SCI) among individuals who were married at the time of injury. Survival analysis was chosen to determine the predictors related ...

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) was long ago thought of as ‘‘an ailment not to be treated.’’1 Since World War II, this once always fatal condition has reaped the benefits from advances in emergency and acute management, to the extent that people with SCI are surviving the early years ...

Objective: To investigate relationships between carpal tunnel syndrome, functional status, subject demographics, physical examination findings, and median nerve conduction study findings in manual wheelchair users with paraplegia. Design: Multicenter cross-sectional study. One hundred twenty-six manual wheelchair-using individuals with chronic paraplegia answered self-administered questionnaires on demographics, symptoms, and functional status. ...